This report presents the results of the Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Monitoring Framework conducted in the European Union Member States in 2024, updating the information published in 2015, 2018 and 2021. It provides aggregated information collected on 23 indicators that reflect a comprehensive approach to national physical activity promotion and monitor implementation of the European Union Physical Activity Guidelines. An overall improvement in implementation of the indicators is observed between 2015 and 2024. Across the European Union, the average proportions of the 23 indicators that were achieved by Member States were 64.7% in 2015, 74.5% in 2018, 76.5% in 2021 and 81.8% in 2024.
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- World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe . (2024). Health-enhancing physical activity in the European Union, 2024. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379360 . License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements 5
- Abbreviations 5
- Introduction 6
- Methods 8
- Demographic data 10
- Data collection and analysis 10
- Monitoring and surveillance 11
- National recommendations on physical activity 11
- Physical activity surveillance 11
- Level of engagement in physical activity 11
- Policy response 12
- Coordination and funding 12
- Policy implementation 13
- Sports settings 13
- Health settings 13
- School settings 14
- Workplace settings 15
- Urban planning 15
- Special populations 16
- Raising awareness 16
- Results 17
- Patterns and trends in physical activity promotion in the EU 18
- Monitoring and surveillance 19
- National recommendations on physical activity 19
- Surveillance of physical activity 19
- Levels of engagement in physical activity 20
- Policy response 20
- Coordination and funding 20
- Policy implementation 21
- Sports settings 22
- Health settings 22
- School settings 23
- Workplace settings 23
- Urban planning 24
- Special populations 24
- Raising awareness 24
- Policy implications 25
- References1 27
